Seasons Greetings from Versatronic

[Versatronic]

You got it Frig

You got it Frigilux. Yeah, Liquid Sky is one of my cult movie favorites. That CD is permeated with cult movie references. I bet you can't find a Sweet reference in there. Much much much harder to find. I doubt if you'll ever find it.

Air-way, you can stop by anytime. I have some aprons here. No need to bring your own.

 

[frigilux]

Oh, THAT definitely sounds like a challenge, Mike. I'll meet you back here at high noon tomorrow. Except we're having a snowstorm, so I might not have to go in to work, in which case let's make it brunch at ten-ish. I'll bring the mimosas.

 

[frigilux]

All right, it's high noon in Minnesota and my snowstorm wimped out, so I'm at work. Mike, I have to admit I find no obvious Sweet reference in the CD. I have these two ideas and they're both long shots:

1) Puppets/pulling strings---a reference to their half live LP Strung Up in which they appear with strings attached on the cover?

2) The line "she's a first class bleeder"---but that might be from a Mott The Hoople song. I can't remember.

I have to know, though, so when you see this, spill the beans!

 

[Versatronic]

It's not a lyric

It's a small musical reference, it's not a lyric nod. We end a song exactly like a Sweet song. Check the end of each song, and see if anything clicks. If not, I'll spill it.

 

[frigilux]

OK, Mike, here are my guesses.

1) Stigmata's ending is a tad reminiscent of the end of Hellraiser.

But if I were a betting man, my money would be on this:

2) The end of No Hidden Track (#17) is like the end of Set Me Free.

If both these guesses are incorrect, I would like to point out I DID notice the last chord of Art Magazines sounds exactly like the last chord of Beaver O'Lindy from Sparks' "A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing" album.

Let me know if I passed the quiz, man!

 

[Versatronic]

You passed

2 would be correct. 1 was supposed to be like In The Mood by The Benny Goodman Orchestra.

 

[jasonlangel]

Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!

 

[frigilux]

You are a man of many reference points, Mike! Tanx for letting me play.